Relationship between food industries maturity and quality certification

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the PDP (Product Development Process) maturity level in the food industry to identify the compatibility status of their quality certification and their maturity level.Design/methodology/approach: A bibliographical review was conducted about product development, maturity process, and Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). An adapted method from CMMI was used, which allows evaluating the level of maturity, through a semi-structured questionnaire. The questionnaires were applied in five companies of this industry and then, an analysis of the information obtained in each company was carried out and compared, aiming to understand the sector maturity.Findings: After conducting the interviews in each company, the median of each group of questions was calculated, according to the methodology described. Data collected from this sector show consistency between certification time and maturity level. Research limitations/implications: Due to the low number of respondents, this data cannot be generalized to this sector, being considered only an indication of the situation of the food industry located in Curitiba region. Practical implications: This study shows the relationship between the maturity level of food industry and ISO 9001 quality certification. The study shows that for the company to obtain an ISO certification, it must have been at least maturity level 2, highlighting, as well, the main deficiencies of this sector. Originality/value: The original value is to show the relationship between the maturity level of food industry and ISO 9001 quality certification

Self-regulation: differences by year and area in college students

Neste estudo procura-se analisar a existência de diferenças nas estratégias auto-regulatórias de alunos universitários em áreas de formação distintas. Participaram 518 alunos de três níveis (inicial, intermédio e final) das áreas de ciências e humanidades. Aplicou-se a escala “CHE – Comportamentos e hábitos de estudo e aprendizagem”, que avalia cinco dimensões: estratégias cognitivas de transformação e manipulação da informação, organização e planeamento de rotinas, gestão e monitorização, aquisição e selecção da informação, e reforço motivacional. Verificou-se uma maior utilização das estratégias cognitivas e metacognitivas de gestão e monitorização apesar dos resultados não indicarem diferenças substantivas entre os alunos diferenciados por nível e área. Os resultados podem indicar estabilidade nos comportamentos ou limitações no tipo de instrumento e amostra utilizada. O estudo de mudanças nestas estratégias deverá ser conduzido com recurso a delineamentos longitudinais. O impacto da estabilidade deverá ser ponderado na elaboração de projectos de intervenção.In this study we seek to analyze the existence of differences in self-regulating strategies of university students in distinct graduation areas. 518 students of three levels (initial, intermediate and final) of science and humanities fields participated. We used the scale “Behavior and study skill”, which evaluates five dimensions: cognitive strategies of transformation and manipulation of information, organization and planning of routines, management and monitoring, information acquisition and selection, and motivational reinforcement. A higher use of cognitive and metacognitive strategies of management and monitoring was noted although the results do not indicate major differences between students in different levels and graduation areas. The results can indicate stability in the behaviors or limitations in the type of instrument and in the sample used. The study of changes in these strategies must be carried out having in mind longitudinal outlines. The impact of the stability should be taken into account while elaborating intervention projects.(undefined

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Las actividades profesionales son afectadas por las construcciones socioculturales que configuran los roles, las percepciones, y el estatus de las mujeres y los hombres en una sociedad. El ámbito científico no es ajeno a esta situación y las desigualdades de género en ciencia son ampliamente conocidas. Es por eso que en los últimos tiempos en la comunidad científica, en consonancia con el movimiento global por los derechos de las mujeres, se ha suscitado un proceso de autoevaluación bajo una perspectiva de género (Scott et al., 2010; Shen, 2013; Greshake Tzovaras, 2017; Berenbaum, 2019). En Argentina, pese a que las mujeres representan el 53% del conjunto de investigadores del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET, 2020), su participación en cargos superiores—académicos y administrativos—es minoritaria, alcanzando por ejemplo en 2018 sólo el 23% de representación en la categoría superior de CONICET (Baringoltz y Posadas, 2009; CONICET, 2020). Este marcado sesgo de género en puestos jerárquicos es un patrón conocido como techo de cristal, que da cuenta de las limitaciones del ascenso laboral de las mujeres en una organización (Lühe, 2014).Asociación Herpetológica Argentin

Categorización del estado de conservación de las serpientes de la República Argentina

A más de una década de la primera Lista Roja de herpetofauna amenazada propuesta por la Asociación Herpetológica Argentina (AHA 2000), se recategorizaron las serpientes a partir de nueva información taxonómica, biogeográfica y bio-ecológica, además de modificaciones metodológicas respecto a la evaluación anterior. Mediante la participación de 18 especialistas de toda la Argentina se reevaluaron 136 taxones de serpientes (130 en la anterior) incluyendo varios cambios taxonómicos (8 taxones nuevos para Argentina y 2 sinonimizados), obteniéndose como resultado la inclusión de 49 especies en la lista roja (5 En Peligro, 17 Amenazadas, 27 Vulnerables), 15 Insuficientemente Conocidas y 72 No Amenazadas. En relación con la categorización anterior de la AHA: un taxón descendió de Vulnerable a No Amenazado, 11 No amenazados y 4 Insuficientemente Conocidos fueron elevados a distintas categorías de amenaza, 7 taxones Vulnerables fueron elevados a Amenazados, un taxón fue elevado de Amenazado a En Peligro. De 8 taxones no evaluados en 2000, uno categorizó No Amenazado, 4 Insuficientemente Conocidos, uno Vulnerable y 2 Amenazados. Estas modificaciones son el resultado de: (1) Mayor información sistemática, biogeográfica y bio-ecológica disponible para la evaluación; (2) Cambios en cuanto a las presiones antrópicas sobre las especies o sus hábitats; (3) Modificaciones metodológicas que incluyeron instructivos para aplicar los conceptos, la discusión y consenso entre especialistas y el análisis de las incertidumbres.After more than a decade from the first red list of threatened herpetofauna proposal by the Asociación Herpetológica Argentina (2000), we re-categorized snakes from new taxonomic, biogeographical and bio-ecological information as well as methodological changes in the former evaluation. Through the participation of 18 specialists from all over Argentina, 136 taxa of snakes (130 in the previous) were re-evaluated including several taxonomic changes (8 new taxa added to Argentina, and 2 sinonimies). The results were the inclusion of 49 species in the red list (5 Endangered, 17 Threatened, 27 Vulnerable), 15 Insufficiently Known and 72 Not Threatened. Compared to the former categorization of the AHA: one taxon descended from Vulnerable to Not Threatened, 11 Not Threatened and 4 Insufficiently Known were elevated to different categories of threat, 7 taxa were elevated from Endangered to Vulnerable, one from Vulnerable to Endangered. From the 8 taxa not evaluated in 2000, one categorized Not Threatened, 4 Insufficiently Known, one Vulnerable, and 2 Threatened. These changes are the result of: (1) increased systematic, biogeographical and bio- ecological information available for the evaluation, (2) Changes in human pressures on the species or their habitats, (3) methodological changes that included recommendations to apply concepts, discussion and consensus among specialists and the analysis of uncertainties.Asociación Herpetológica Argentina (AHA

Avian host composition, local speciation and dispersal drive the regional assembly of avian malaria parasites in South American birds

Identifying the ecological factors that shape parasite distributions remains a central goal in disease ecology. These factors include dispersal capability, environmental filters and geographic distance. Using 520 haemosporidian parasite genetic lineages recovered from 7,534 birds sampled across tropical and temperate South America, we tested (a) the latitudinal diversity gradient hypothesis and (b) the distance–decay relationship (decreasing proportion of shared species between communities with increasing geographic distance) for this host–parasite system. We then inferred the biogeographic processes influencing the diversity and distributions of this cosmopolitan group of parasites across South America. We found support for a latitudinal gradient in diversity for avian haemosporidian parasites, potentially mediated through higher avian host diversity towards the equator. Parasite similarity was correlated with climate similarity, geographic distance and host composition. Local diversification in Amazonian lineages followed by dispersal was the most frequent biogeographic events reconstructed for haemosporidian parasites. Combining macroecological patterns and biogeographic processes, our study reveals that haemosporidian parasites are capable of circumventing geographic barriers and dispersing across biomes, although constrained by environmental filtering. The contemporary diversity and distributions of haemosporidian parasites are mainly driven by historical (speciation) and ecological (dispersal) processes, whereas the parasite community assembly is largely governed by host composition and to a lesser extent by environmental conditions.Fil: Fecchio, Alan. Universidade Federal da Bahia; BrasilFil: Bell, Jeffrey A.. University Of North Dakota; Estados UnidosFil: Pinheiro, Rafael B.P.. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; BrasilFil: Cueto, Víctor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagóica. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Esquel. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica; ArgentinaFil: Gorosito, Cristian Andrés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagóica. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Esquel. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica; ArgentinaFil: Lutz, Holly L.. Field Museum Of Natural History; Estados Unidos. University of Chicago; Estados UnidosFil: Gaiotti, Milene G.. Universidade do Brasília; BrasilFil: Paiva, Luciana V.. Universidade Federal Rural Do Semiárido; BrasilFil: França, Leonardo F.. Universidade Federal Rural Do Semiárido; BrasilFil: Toledo-Lima, Guilherme. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; BrasilFil: Tolentino, Mariana. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; BrasilFil: Pinho, João B.. Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso; BrasilFil: Tkach, Vasyl V.. University Of North Dakota; Estados UnidosFil: Fontana, Carla S.. Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; BrasilFil: Grande, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Pampa; ArgentinaFil: Santillan, Miguel Angel. Museo de Historia Natural de la Pampa; ArgentinaFil: Caparroz, Renato. Universidade do Brasília; BrasilFil: Roos, Andrei L.. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservacao Da Biodiversidade; Brasil. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; BrasilFil: Bessa, Rafael. Sustentar Meio Ambiente Ltda Me; BrasilFil: Nogueira, Wagner. Universidade Federal de Vicosa; BrasilFil: Moura, Thiago. Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana; BrasilFil: Nolasco, Erica C.. Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana; BrasilFil: Comiche, Kiba J.M.. Universidade de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Kirchgatter, Karin. Universidade de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Guimarães, Lilian O.. Universidade de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Dispoto, Janice H.. Drexel University; Estados UnidosFil: Marini, Miguel Â.. Universidade do Brasília; BrasilFil: Weckstein, Jason D.. Drexel University; Estados UnidosFil: Batalha Filho, Henrique. Universidade Federal da Bahia; BrasilFil: Collins, Michael D.. Rhodes College; Estados Unido